And now we welcome to the podium ngas chair, governor steve bullock. Gov. Bullock good afternoon, everybody. I hope everyone enjoyed yesterdays policy sessions and social events. We had governors only breakfast. Oh there is governor herbert. Governor herbert, again, i think i could speak for everyone in saying that the tabernacle choir was just absolutely incredible. [applause] gov. Bullock so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting is at the s i, you have a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off a celebration of americas space program. The one instruction to me about to myannot take this 12yearold son, so i will not touch it, but to get us started, i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. [applause] good morning, everybody. As you know, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. This story is often
Was just absolutely incredible. [applause] gov. Bullock so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting us at the s i, you have a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off a celebration of americas space program. The one instruction to me about i cannot take this to my 12yearold son, so i will not touch it, but to get us started, i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. [applause] gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. This story is often told through the eyes of three courageous astronauts. But what we could not on our Television Sets that night was the years of painstaking work. Done by more than 400,000 americans who made this historic 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this ef
Massive police presence. Jesse gary is joining us live from the scene. Jesse . Reporter heather, good afternoon to you. San jose police have set up a double perimeter at what is still an active crime scene. We are at the first here. As you move further down the 3200 block of montecito drive, you can see more crime scene tape and more police cars. A short time ago, officers at the equivalent of swap, did a sweep of the area. They moved on to do by a middle school grounds, where the track is, and where the face baseball fields are. Police officials confirmed that are checking to make sure the suspect or suspects are not still in the area. They are also checking for clues in a homicide that may also involve a Home Invasion. There is no information on the victim beyond he is an elderly man. No information on the motive for the crime. We have not been given any suspect prescription information as well or a possible vehicle be to be on the lookout for. The neighbors are concerned but have no
Your life, your future now becky quick. We begin with the Summer Travel season. Its in high gear. And americas roads and bridges are at a low point but when theyre fixed, they may be a lot smarter than they are now and that will make them safer, too as we found out in our cover story. Our roads getting a d on the most recent report card our Transportation Network is slowing in some ways, our economy and making it less efficient. The estimated impact by 2025, more than 2. 3 trillion in Business Sales lost. More than 1. 2 trillion in lost gdp. The nation eas bridges gettingc plus the study estimated there will be a funding gap of more than 1 trillion by 2025 half the money needed to fix our roads and bridges. And taxpayers will likely pay for problems one way or another. Motorists on average send 600 a year on additional maintenance on their cars because of poor road conditions. Reporter drivers are expected and preparing byline the the roadway fiber optics and building a wifi highway th
Department. This is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. We are having a full hearing today on the nominations for several positions. Three very important nominations , department of transportation. We welcome the nominees and their families and thank them for their willingness to serve. First, we will consider the nomination of rear admiral and phillips ann phillips. Welcome. We are currently facing unprecedented challenges about reports of Sexual Assault the marine academy, investments into our port to ease congestion, and the need for strong leadership at the helm of the Maritime Administration. We are admiral phillips has significant experience in the u. S. Navy in many challenging situations, including operation desert shield, desert storm, in her capacity as director of the Surface Warfare for the chief of Naval Operations. After 31 years of naval service, she serves as a special assistant to the Virginia Governor with a focus on coastal adaptation and protectio